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Local Food Restaurant is Returning to Kingston

Besides a good score at Goodwill, not many things excite me as
much as finding food grown in my own community. OK, I’m easily
excitable, but not everything makes me squeal with joy the way I
did when I learned that the Food Shed ladies plan to open a new
restaurant near the Kingston ferry.

Pam Buitenveld and Leslee Pate founded The Food Shed in 2010
with the goal of “promoting conscious consumption
by advocating local and sustainable food systems.” They’re
also big fans of demonstrating and spreading the concept of
“edible democracy.”

How cool is that idea? I definitely want to be a part of this
goodness.

Until 2013 they ran a cafe on a farm in Kingston where they also
taught classes on traditions such as humane animal processing,
fermenting, preserving, and curing.

In the cafe they served hand made pastries and other food
made from locally sourced ingredients, all of which I’ve heard was
incredibly delicious. I’ve been so sad that I learned about them
only after they had closed!

BUT, if all goes well, I’ll get another chance to partake in
their bounty…

They plan to open a new Food Shed restaurant soon in
Kingston, but to do so they need some financial support.
Anyone who supports the local, organic food movement can pitch in
with loans in $50 increments. It’s a cool fundraising
campaign as you’ll get paid back in 24-48 months. I don’t
have much money, but I had to pitch in for this one! It’s super
easy on the Community
Sourced Capital website.

I believe in voting with my dollar, and this is the kind of vote
I love to cast.

AND, I just learned they’re entering lenders (called square
holders) into a drawing for a dinner for the lender and five
friends! If you win, can I be your friend?

The fundraiser ends March 31, so no dilly-dallying if you’d like
to jump on board.

I hope you’ll join me at their event on Friday, March
21 to meet the founders, see the new location, learn
more about their work, try out some appetizers and signature
cocktails and have a good time with others interested in this kind
of thing.